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N.C. Powerball lottery winner claims share of jackpot worth $188 millionNews Story
Second of three winning tickets claimed from $564 million jackpot draw Includes video report The North Carolina woman holding one of three winning tickets for the Feb. 11 Powerball drawing has cashed in her ticket. Marie Holmes' lottery ticket matched all five white balls and the Powerball in the drawing. The winning numbers were 11, 13, 25, 39 and 54, with Powerball number 19. (See Three tickets to split massive $564 million Powerball jackpot, Lottery Post, Feb. 12, 2015.) She wa
Feb 24, 2015, 6:04 pm - Lottery News

NJ Lottery adds 'Xtra' feature to Pick 6 gameNews Story
Includes video report New Jersey Lottery players now have the opportunity to increase their non-jackpot prizes by up to five times on the long-time favorite game, Pick 6, with the addition of the new Xtra feature. Players may purchase their Pick 6 tickets with Xtra for an additional $1 per play beginning on Jan. 13 for the Jan. 15 drawing. Pick 6 Xtra increases the game's base prize amounts by a randomly selected multiplier number during the Pick 6 Xtra draw. The purchase of Xtra will a
Jan 13, 2015, 1:42 pm - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery still hunting mystery Hot Lotto winner [video]News Story
Includes video report Iowa investigators are asking the public for help in identifying the person who bought a lottery ticket worth $14.3 million that spawned a bizarre, two-year fraud investigation. Investigators want to learn the identity of a white man wearing a hooded sweatshirt who purchased the lottery ticket at a QuikTrip near Interstate Highway 80 on Dec. 23, 2010, said Dave Jobes, an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation assistant director, during a news conference Thursday. The
Oct 10, 2014, 8:06 pm - Lottery News

Poker star Phil Ivey loses casino case in BritainNews Story
Includes video report Imagine you go to a casino to play blackjack. You find a table, sit down and buy some chips. Gambling has few barriers to entry. After awhile, you notice: For some reason, all of the cards higher than 9 are marked. Because of some slight imperfection in the deck, you can tell whether a card is an ace, king, queen, jack or ten before it's turned over. Because of a manufacturer's mistake, you have a huge advantage over the house. And the dealer doesn't notice. You de
Oct 9, 2014, 10:02 am - Lottery News

Dad slowly reveals huge lotto win to his sons [video]News Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop For fans of the lottery, there may be nothing better than witnessing the announcement of a big lottery win as it unfolds. And that's exactly what happened when a Danish man captured the moment he revealed his big win to his sons on video. After Poul Hjortb l won 15 million kroner (about $2.7 million) playing the lottery in Denmark, he decided to unveil his winnings to his sons in the most suspenseful way possible. The single father of two sat
Sep 25, 2014, 12:16 pm - Lottery News

$90M Colorado Powerball winner claims prizeNews Story
Includes video report The winner of the largest lottery jackpot in Colorado history claimed his prize in Grand Junction on Wednesday afternoon. Claude Al G., who didn't want to give his last name, said he and his wife, Jackie, will do some traveling. Beyond that, he said he has no plans about what he wants to buy with the largest jackpot in Colorado history. In fact, Have fun is what Al said his plan was when asked Wednesday what he plans to do with the $90 million Powerball jackpot.
Aug 14, 2014, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Texas Woman Scammed by 'Friend' in 'Facebook Lottery'News Story
Includes video report A woman in Texas says she was the victim of a well-worn scam, but what was unique in her case was that the fraudulent pitch came to her through a Facebook friend and was allegedly endorsed by President Obama. Kris White admits that she shouldn't have been fooled last week by the Facebook message saying she had won $250,000 in a Facebook Powerball lottery, ABC News affiliate KTRK reported. She said she was shown documents that wrote United States with lowercase letters
May 23, 2014, 2:05 pm - Lottery News

11 more retailers suspended by Florida LotteryNews Story
Includes video report The Florida Lottery, suspecting fraud, has suspended sales at 11 more stores, bringing the total to 14 since a Palm Beach Post investigation revealed startling patterns of winners. Two of the stores were owned by winners profiled in The Post's investigation. Amit and Nita Thakker have owned or operated various stores in and around Gainesville for years. Since 2005, they've cashed in 226 big lottery prizes worth more than $560,000. Lottery officials seized equipm
May 17, 2014, 2:13 pm - Lottery News

Phoenix couple claim $3.3 million lottery prizeNews Story
Includes video report After almost two weeks of remaining silent, the winners of the $3.3 million Arizona Lottery The Pick jackpot claimed their winnings. Robert Brito and his wife, Anna, of Phoenix, said they waited to claim the money because they wanted to get their finances in order and prepare to responsibly handle their windfall. We have invested it, and it will go to a trust fund for the whole family, Robert said. The Britos, who were reserved in revealing details about their
May 10, 2014, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Connecticut Lottery launches 5 Card CashNews Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop Starting Sunday, May 4, Connecticut Lottery players will have a new midday game to play featuring a playing card theme is proving to be very popular throughout North America. The new $2 lotto game called 5 Card Cash is modeled after the popular poker-themed games found in several state and provincial lotteries throughout the United States and Canada. While most Connecticut Lottery games either have the opportunity to win instantly, or in a daily
May 4, 2014, 12:17 pm - Lottery News